The Australian Dollar has opened lower this morning, falling back through USD0.8950 overnight following some disappointing US data releases.
A report by the Institute of Health and Welfare reveals there has been a spike of 70 per cent in the number of Australians being admitted to the hospital for kidney dialysis.
The Australian Dollar is steady after a relatively quiet night on the economic data front gave the markets little to draw on as far as the state of the economic recovery in the US and Europe is concerned.
European and U.S. health authorities have banned a flu vaccine for children made by Australian biopharmaceutical CSL Biotherapies Australia.
A 20-year study of patients with sleeping disorders revealed that those who are more obese have severe breathing difficulty while sleeping.
Starting dialysis treatment early to arrest the progression of chronic kidney disease was found to be of no benefit to patients with CKD, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Department of Renal Medicine of NSW.
One million of the 1.2 million Australians hospitalised in 2007 to 2008 underwent regular dialysis treatment making the diabetes therapy the most common reason for hospitalisation in Australia during that period.
Government cuts on health services funding caused Primary Health Care (PHC) to lose $35 million in revenue last year, Australia's largest private medical services group reported on Tuesday.
The AUD has opened stronger this morning gaining overnight with news that China will take over Japan's place as the world's second largest economy.
According to latest significant findings of a breakthrough research in Australia, baby fish may become easy meat targets for predators as the world's oceans become increasingly acidic due to rising carbon dioxide emissions from human activity.
According to an Australian expert, the threat of asbestos is still around as he warns against complacency and the lethal asbestos ongoing usage in developing country.
Surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst have performed Australia's first artificial heart transplant to extend the life of a 50-year-old Sydney man suffering from total heart failure.
A type of fluorescent shallow-water corals found at the Lord Howe Island, 400 miles east of Australia could lend vital health-beneficial clue in the development of potential cancer-fighting drugs and may shed light to the understanding of global warming, says researcher from the University of Western Sydney.
The Australian Dollar has opened weaker this morning trading around the 0.8950 level after a fairly quiet US session on Friday night in which US data releases were not that bad in relation to consensus.
Health research based on the analysis of records from an NSW sleep clinic revealed Australian are losing sleep due to their increasing waistlines
According to the official web site, I-Doser is a brainwave synchronizer that emulates the use of prescription drug. The site sells iDoses that range from a price of $US2.75 for a standard heroin track to a price of $US199 for the Gates of Hades that comes with an enticing combo of Smoke and torment. Weeping and gnashing of teeth. Destruction.
According to the study findings gathered by medical research group Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, four out of five women ages ranging from 45 to 64 presented to their GP with dangerously high levels of bad cholesterol - LDL.
Scientists and environmentalists lambasted the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) on Wednesday for failing to conclude the safety review of many pesticides for as long as 17 years.
It was a quiet night for currencies overnight, the AUD grinding higher at one stage, back above USD0.9000.
The Aussie dollar experienced a roller coaster ride over the last 24 hours dropping to 0.8920 in Asia before bouncing back to 90 cents in early Europe only to retest 0.8920 in North American trade overnight.
There have been at least three Australian patients who have contracted the new bacterial gene which is highly resistant to antibiotics, says experts.
Chocolate prescription for health sounds wonderful, but scientists in Australia have found that patients usually favored boring pills over antioxidant-packed chocolate as a way to control their blood pressure.
